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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Bi Feiyu (writer)
Li Xiao (novel)
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Release Date:
22 December 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
In 1930's Shanghai violence was not the problem. It was the solution.
Plot:
A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord's mistress. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A wonderful film of Chinese triads in the early Republic, with all the dynamic. more (26 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Li Gong ... Xiao Jingbao
Baotian Li ... Tang, the Gang Boss
Wang Xiaoxiao ... Shuisheng, the boy
Xuejian Li ... Liu, 6th Uncle
Chun Sun ... Song, Tang's No. 2
Biao Fu ... Zheng, Tang's No.3
Shu Chen ... Shi Ye
Jiang Liu ... Fat Yu
Baoying Jiang ... Cuihua, the Widow
Yang Qianquan ... Ah Jiao
Ying Gao
Weiming Gao
Lian Shuliang
Wang Ya'nan
Zhang Yayun
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Also Known As:
Shanghai Triad
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and images of violence.
Runtime:
103 min | Canada:108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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This was a difficult film for Yimou Zhang to make. His relationship with his leading lady Li Gong was coming to an acrimonious end and the Chinese authorities were deliberately hassling him with complicated and elusive work permits. That was mainly because they were still annoyed with him for submitting his previous film Huozhe (1994) to the Cannes Film Festival without their permission. more
Quotes:
6th Uncle: [to Shuisheng] All the kids in our family want to come here to get rich, but you're the only one I recommended. Don't let me down. more
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A wonderful film of Chinese triads in the early Republic, with all the dynamic., 18 February 1999
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Author: anonymous from West Springfield, Ma USA

Gong-Li and film making partner Zhang Yimou have another fine hit; in a series that is beautiful filmmaking as well as one the government would find disapproving of the reality of triads.

She plays a "moll" , also a singing star triggering more than an ample reward for the conniving under bosses who would try to topple the boss.

Stunningly photographed and acted, maybe near the Hang Zhou coast (or a rare unfilled canal in Shanghai?) ... with his beautiful concubine, and the narrative device of a young male orphan as fellow observer; the Boss hits the mattresses due to an attempted murder from within; and retires to an island to discern the traitor giving orders to kill anyone who arrives or leaves the island without his permission.

Then the Boss waits, and Gong-Li idles no longer singing in the cabaret; and the "smoke out" begins.

Excellent poignant drama sensitively photographed.

As in all her films, and the directors, the people as bystanders and victims of any corruption is a subtle attended theme!

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